Based on the report’s findings, America’s Poison Centers estimates that federal funding for the centers save $450 million a year in health care costs. However, that funding has been affected by ...
If you’ve got laundry pods at home, consider this a PSA to keep them safely out of reach of kids or older adults. It seems like many parents and caregivers have gotten the message about keeping ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- NC Poison Control (NCPC) is issuing an alert about an increase in exposures of cannabis products like gummies, edibles, and cannabis vape products among children 12 and under.
The number of young children in the US who have died from opioid overdoses has increased significantly, according to a new study on accidental poisonings of children 5 and younger. The study, ...
The increasing popularity of cellular and cordless phones has unintentionally led to a decline in some families' quick access to the poison control hotline, said Ann Brunzell, coordinator of ...
Poison control centers handle millions of calls every year about exposures to just about anything you can imagine — from chia seeds and gummy vitamins to bleach and button batteries. Although young ...
This holiday season, poison control experts are raising the alarm about the potential dangers of glow products and kids. Each Halloween, poison centers in the United States see a spike in the number ...
PHOENIX — The number of children who mistake edible marijuana for candy is on the rise, with panicked parents calling Arizona poison control centers for help. Nearly 60% of 394 pediatric cannabis ...